Pontiac Street Performance's Racer Series

Greg Miller makes me laugh! He refers to his black-primered 1970 Firebird as Frankenstein (the monster) because he adeptly assembled it from many salvaged parts. Just like Victor Frankenstein did, Greg Miller applied good theory to make his creation come alive. As a result it runs faster than those frightened villagers in the Frankenstein movies. In May of 2005 Greg participated in the 2nd Annual Pontiacs in the Park event held at Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA. I was there and I saw Greg's monster run. "Frankenstein" is deceivingly quick. Car and driver made it to the quarter finals (rain shortened the final runs).

Just like the Boris Karloff monster pictured to the left, Greg's Firebird is pretty raw--and he loves it that way. Greg believes in substance not cosmetics. Anyone doubting the seriousness of the car's performance (because of its look) will be startled by its quickness.

Greg's stroker 400 engine provides the power and the tricked out suspension puts it to the ground. Greg submitted his engine to PSP for inclusion into the 1 to 1 Club. Induction was a "no brainer." The bird runs in the mid 10s. Greg Miller resides in VA.

Block	1976 400 block
Bore/Stroke	4.155" x 4.25" (461 cid)
Deck Height	.000 (zero)
Heads	Edelbrock 87 CC heads, 2.19" intake and 1.77" exhaust valves; Ported by Central Virginia Machine Services, 310 cfm on intake
Rocker Arms	Harland Sharp 1.65
Pushrods	Comp Cam Magnum
Lifters	Comp Cam solid lifters
Crankshaft	Eagle 4.25" stroke/ 3" journals
Balancer	Pioneer SFI approved
Piston Rods	6.8" Eagle H beam
Pistons	SRP
Rings	JE file fit
Bearings	Clevite H Series (rods); Fed Mogul 3/4" grove on mains; Durabond cam bearings
Camshaft	Comp Cam P8 4877B R 106 solid roller lifter; valve adustment .018 intake/ .020 exhaust; gross valve lift with 1.65 ratio .641 intake/ .649 exhaust; Duration at .015 292/297; Valve timing @ .050; Int Opens 21 BTDC, Ex Opens 56 BBDC, intake closes 53 ABDC and exhaust closes at 24 ATDC; cam installed 106 CL; duration @ .050 254 intake/ 360 exhaust; lobe lift .389" intake and exhaust
Timing set	Comp Cams True Roller
Intake/Carb	Edelbrock Victor, port matched and water cross over separated from intake AED 950 HOM (Modified HP950)
Fuel System	Aeromotive A1000 return regulator with 8AN lines
Gaskets	Felpro
Water Pump	CSR electric
Exhaust	Hooker Super Comps 2" primary with 3.5" collectors; Pypes X crossover without mufflers
Ignition	MSD distributor with Crane Hi 6 spark support limited to 6600 rpm
Oil Pump	Melling, modified by Central Virginia Machine Service
Oil	Valvoline 10W-40
Transmission	TH400, race prepped, BTE reverse manual valve body
Rear Gears	Richmond Gear 3.89
Fasterners	Mostly stock, ARP head studs
Chassis Mods	Art Morrison weld in subframe connectors; Art Morrison double adjustable ladder bar kit with coil over shocks; Fab 9 Ford 9" housing, Moser center section with Moser 35 spline axles; Detoit Locker unit
Suspension	Competition Engineering front drag shocks (80/20)
Tires/ wheels	MT Front runner 26.5 x 5 on Weld 15 x 5 Draglite rims; MT ET Street Radial 295 -65 on Weld 15 x 10
Brakes	Stock disc, front; drums in rear
Car Weight	3200 lbs with driver
ET/speed	Best ET to date: 10.37 @ 128.58 mph: launch at 1200, shift at 6000, trap rpm 6300

The stroker engine was built by Jim Lehart at Central Virginia Machine Services, Burkesville, VA

Launching at 1200 rpm, shifting at 6000 rpm; trap rpm 6300 with 3.89 gearing

This was last updated on 6 October 2009 and is current information.